Isabelle Leong Zi Yi

Here are some photos of lil' Ziyi:

I'm glad I take care of her at night although it's tiring and exhausting. But it's worth the effort being able to watch her grow daily. :)

Updates and Updates!

Alright....there are lots to catch up in these 2 months. I have abandoned this blog for 2 months! Been super busy. Good news are....I have safely and smoothly delivered a beautiful baby girl and the bad news are, I'm back to work this week and in the process of slimming down! Thank God it's holiday season now and Christmas is approaching. At least, it gives me some encouragement to drag myself to work after 2 long months at home. Let's go by chapters as I've loads to pour in here:

The Labour

It was unexpected. Really! After a gap of 6 years, I told myself that I'm already prepared for the worst, in terms of the pain. But thank God, it was a smooth, fast and safe delivery. I had the contractions coming in midnight after a vaginal examination by my gynae during the day. Touching dawn, I woke hubby up and told him the contractions were coming stronger but still manageable (we still have the time). We immediately sent Sebastian to my mum's house. Poor sleepy boy. But he was such a good boy and he understood what was happening. Hence, he did not threw any tantrum at all. This time I was smart. I asked hubby to bring me for my breakfast first before admitting into the hospital. My past experience was, I did not have a proper breakfast. Hence, not enough energy to push and drained myself in the end. As the contractions were still manageable, I nicely had my pork noodle and teh tarik first. Shortly after admitting, my gynae arrived and did a check for me. He told me I was 4cm dilated and he will induced me. Why should I wait any longer when I'm already full term (38 weeks) and 4cm dilated, he told me. Then, he said, "Today will be your baby's birthdate", which makes me nervous and excited at the same time. Soon, contractions are coming stronger and I asked hubby to rub my back (very effective and highly recommended!) to reduce the pain. Until the moment I can no longer bear the pain (with all the tears and sweat), I requested for epidural. Midwife gave me a quick check and told me to 'tahan' only la. I was already 8cm dilated. Not enough time for an epidural and why should I waste 1k for epidural, might as well go for a good meal, she said. Then, everything seems so painful, out of the world and fast. The next thing I could felt was the baby out from me and later the placenta. I told hubby, it was so comfortable the moment after delivering the placenta. He told me later the whole delivery process (from the moment the doctor walked in until finished), it took only about 15 minutes. I was admitted about 8am and I delivered 2 hours later at 10am. It was fast and unexpected! And the lucky thing was, I had no tear. Hence, no stitches required. It was a smooth one and I was discharged after a night stay, although my delivery package was 3D2N stay but nothing was more comfortable than home sweet home.

The Baby

I'll post her photos in the next post. Well, as similar with other newborns, her routine were pretty much the same. Eat, shit, sleep. First month, she sleeps alot and can't differentiate day and night. There were nights when I had to stay awake whole night, just because she didn't sleep. But luckily she has adjusted her biological clock now. Second month, we saw her first smile and ooo ooo ahh ahh. And the most award winning action we got from her is her cries every night before bed. Up till now, she cries every night hopelessly before bedtime. We do not know what's the reason. We tried everything to make her stop but she will just cry until she had enough. Then, she will drift peacefully to sleep till morning, only waking up for milk. In contra, every morning she loves to smile at the first sight of our faces. Keep the morning part but both daddy and I are wondering when will the night part of the crying gonna end? Hopefully she changes her pattern soon as it is quite tiring looking after a what-also-don't-want-crying baby.

The Brother

Having our undivided love for 6 years, suddenly he has to adjust to me not paying enough attention to him (as I need to take care of the baby!). I tried to attend to him whenever I can but luckily I have a hubby who will look after him for me. Daddy will attend to his needs whenever I'm not free to do so. Surely, my boy must have felt that I've neglected him and sometimes seeing him playing alone by himself, dare not to disturb me really made my heartache. There were times during my confinement month that I had depression. Regrets and bad feelings that I had abandoned my boy. Like for example, previously, I have to sleep with the baby in another room as she wakes up most of the time at night. I used to sleep with my boy in the same room and I can't anymore (as the baby's crying will disturb his sleep). There were nights he looked for me and wanted me to sleep with him as usual, but I can't. Those scenarios really made me cried. I never realized how hard it is to cope with having more than 1 children until now when I had 2. Jesus, I used to say my mum loves my brothers more than myself. How ungrateful was that? As a mother of 2 myself, now only I knew how a mother would feel if her children says she loves one more than another. Wished I could take back those ungrateful words. But a mother has all the love in her heart for her children. Well, my boy is coping very well now and has adjusted to the fact that his little sister is a part of his life. He is doing well, he loves his lil sister very much by showing affections such as kissing her and petting her hair. I believe parents should always make the effort of showing love and attention to their children as equally as possible. Thankfully, I have a hubby who shares the same thought and responsibilities with me.

The Father

Doing pretty good and very helpful with the baby.

I'll share her photos in the next post!

At 36 Weeks Pregnant

I'm 9 months now and it feels like eternity. Like I'm forever pregnant. I can't sit for long, I can't walk for long, I can't stand for long and I don't sleep well at night. With all the body aches and the urges to pee frequently throughout the night, it's hard to get a goodnight sleep. Of course, baby is getting bigger too. Her moves are very strong now and no denying although it's really sweet and nice to feel her, sometimes she really takes my breath away. She responded to sounds and our touch. When we touch her (pat my belly), she will respond. It's truly a very nice feeling. Apart from that, I felt like I'm a balloon. All swollen up. But I guess, it's worth the price. I told myself, this is just the beginning. I have not gone through yet the unimaginable pain of labour, the hassle of confinement, sleepless nights, breastfeeding.....

I'm all prepared for the Big D-Day! Earlier on, during my one week of leave, I've managed to wash all her clothes, bought a new cabinet and stored them. I even ironed the pretty dresses. I washed the pram, car seat and bought some last minute baby stuffs like wet tissues. I even packed my hospital bag already. Now everything was settled, I'm just waiting for the moment to arrive. Lately, I've been very busy at work. Extremely busy as the conference under my portfolio is just in September. I had been working my head off before that. But I'm free now! The event is taking place on-site in Jakarta this week. My merdeka time off la in the office for this week! No one to bother me, I can do my own stuffs and have some private time blogging.

I went for my checkup on Monday. Everything is fine. She is now 2.7kg. I asked the doctor any signs of her coming early? He told me it's hard to say/predict. I'll just have to wait. As I said, it felts like forever. On Tuesday, I took half day off and all three of us went for a nice movie. Daddy has been brainwashing the boy into following us to watch the Johnny English Reborn movie, starred by Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean. Not that we can't leave him behind with my mum but we like the idea of going out together for some quality family time. Well, the boy knows how to behave now. Although he doesn't like being in the cinema (because he claims the big TV is so scary), he obediently sat throughout the whole movie because he has promised to follow us earlier instead of going to his popo's house. He has learnt to follow instructions and obeyed them because we have seeked his opinion earlier. Like if he wants to follow us for the movie, he should comply to it. Otherwise, he can just choose to stay with his popo while mummy and daddy go for the movie. It's a 2-way thing, I would say, in bringing up a child.

When I looked at his baby photos or even the 2-3 years old toodler him, comparing now, he has grown so much. Pretty talkative and can asked all sorts of questions if he didn't understands what you are saying or a new word. Sometimes, I really don't know how to answer him, or shall I say not as energetic as him! Kids are cute in their own way at every age. Like last time, he doesn't talk much but he was cute in his behaviour and actions. Now, at his age, he talks reasonably and also cute when he communicate with us. Like, when I asked him, "Isebelle can give aunty or not?" He shakes his head, indicating a NO. I asked him, "Why?" He replied, "Because mummy loves baby". He knew that I loves the baby, and because he loves me, he will loves and protect the baby regardless. :)

Relieved!

I'm now moving into my 8th month of pregnancy. Based on my last checkup 2 weeks ago, everything is fine. The cord was no longer tangled around the baby's neck and this brought me a huge wave of relief! I've been worrying about it since and I'm really really glad to hear this good news. Thanks to all the prayers from close friends and family. I'm truly blessed to have them caring so much for me. Let's hope now that everything will be smooth sailing till delivery and after.

Isebelle was 1.6kg from the last checkup (28 weeks). She gained about 400g. And as for me, my weight maintained, no increase from the previous visit. Not so sure about my upcoming visit, coz I've been eating like mad. Sleeping is getting a little bit difficult now. I have to wake up several times a night just to visit the loo. And I have to shift from one side to the other side time to time as I can't sleep in one position for too long, will have backache and buttock ache. Well, it's just another nature's way of training you to stay alert and be prepared for sleepless nights once baby arrives.

I have almost everything ready for her arrival. Just lacking some essential stuffs, like cotton, 'loo yee' oil, wet tissue, napkin detergent, and etc. Will need to get a cupboard or drawers to store her clothes. I'll be having about a week off the week after next, so, it's time for some spring cleaning and preparing for the lil' one's arrival. Need to do some baby clothes washing, pram washing, clean-up the sterilizer and bath tub. I need to get a new water filter and even a kettle. Oh yes, not forgetting to pack my hospital bag. So many things to do and prepared, I'll just do it in that week off.

This weekend's mission: to get herbs for confinement with mum.

Third Trisemester

My third and final trisemester is finally here! Baby bump and mother is growing quickly too. Actually it's a good news to celebrate because I can see my little princess in no time. But during my recent check-up few days ago, I found out from my gynae that the umbilical cord was around the baby's neck. 1 loop. He was good and professional. One look, he detected it immediately. And even showed it to me on the monitor, the cord highlighted in blue and red color against the back and white image. The cord was really around her neck. I was a lil' shock, upset and mostly worried. The gynae told me it's pretty common though. He has patients with even 3 loops. The statistic is like 40% out of 100% pregnancy has this problem. He told me not to worry too much as 1 loop is still alright. If 2 loops has to monitor closely and still has chances to delay. But if 3 loops, immediately have to operate. Make sense though, the cord is just like a rope. 1 knot is still loose, more than 2 knots, the rope will be tight and the strangling/choking risk will be there.

I don't know whether it was the impact from my fall. I fell on the walkway slope that connects between Mid Valley and The Gardens. Cursed my slippery shoes! I landed on all fours and bruised my knee. Immediately, I took half day EL and went to see my gynae. Gynae told me that baby and placenta were fine. But then, also it was when I found out about the umbilical cord. Could also be the movement from the baby that causes the cord. A lot of possibilities. But Sebastian moved even more actively than Isebelle last time and I didn't have this problem. But, it's hard to compare. Every baby is different.

I know I can't do much because it's inside me. I can only count her kicks daily, making sure she kicks as much and pray to God. Of course, by talking to her as well. This gives her strength and as well as to me. I just hope that the cord doesn't continues to tangle any further. Or hopefully, with my next visit to the gynae in 2 weeks time, he will tell me that the cord has already loosen. I don't know. I tried to be optimistic and stay happy, but as a mother, how not to worry?

I'm really getting paranoid and making sure she does kicks me at regular intervals throughout the day. I'll go nuts. I told hubby, I don't know if I have the strength and courage for a third one. This one is already making me hell of a worry!

Isebelle, please be good and let mummy, daddy and koko witness you coming into this world. Fingers-crossed!

Some Fun and Loving Conversations

I have some loving and fun conversations with my lil' one lately:

Scene 1:
On Wednesday, the bugger reluctant to do his homework at his popo's house, which he usually does everyday after school. So, when I checked his homework that evening, I found out it was not done and I asked him to do it on the spot. He obediently sat down and with a pencil on his right hand, books in front of him, he looked at me....

Him: I want to go take bath.
Me: No, you finish first, then only go take bath.
Him: I take bath first, then come down do. (getting better at his negotiating skills already)
Me: No, finish first la. Fast only.
Him: See. Got worm bite my body. Have to take bath first.
Me: ..............................

Ok...I lost! He won.

Scene 2:
One evening, after bathing him, while dressing him up, I chatted with him...

Me: Next time Isebelle come out, mummy has to go hospital, you stay with daddy or popo, ok?
Him: But how to come out? (looking very curious)
Me: Doctor will take out lor.
Him: Cut the tummy, take out. So painful.

He gave me a hug immediately, sort of to soothe me from the pain I have to bear. My heart melted immediately.

Scene 3:
I was babysitting him to bed one night, when Isebelle kicked me so hard...

Me: Ouch!
Him: What happened, mummy?
Me: Isabelle kicked mummy.
Him: Baby kicked mummy. So painful. But how?
Me: It's ok....it's not painful. It's tickle tickle tickle.

In which I tickled him, he laughed and guess what is his next action?
He went near my belly and tickled back his sister. Sort of knowing Isebelle tickled, which in fact kicked mummy, he tickled her back.

Children! Aren't they adorable?

Happy 6th Birthday, My Baby!

My Sebastian baby turned 6 years old 2 weeks ago. As mentioned in my previous post, both daddy and I took leave on the day, which falls on a Friday. We went to the Desa Waterpark for some water fun. Coincidentally, mum was on leave as well. The kids she look after were not around on that day. So, she took MeiMei along with us.

For dinner time, we (whole family) had simple wantan mee, grilled chicken wings, drinks and watermelon. It was simple but yet fulfilling. Then, as usual, not to be missed...the birthday cake blowing.

I was blessed to be surrounded by wonderful family members. I was grateful for having Sebastian in my life. So grateful, I thank God for not giving him up in the first place and I always did. Sebastian, mummy know you don't know how to make a wish since you're so young, so mummy's going to make one for you.....

"Hope you grow up to be a happy, cheerful and joyous person always"

Here are some pictures taken on Sebastian's birthday:

Birthday pandan fruit cake.

My pregnant home look. Haha...

Presents from cousins
Silly gilly gumble likes to eat only.

Present from mummy.

Present from daddy.

Okay...Just Another Quick Quick Update

Alright...here is another quick update:

4th June 2011
Hubby told me a couple of days ago, before 4 June 2011, that he will bring me for a good and nice dinner on 4 June 2011, which falls on a Saturday. I kept on thinking why suddenly hubby would initiate on a nice dinner and eventually, I found out that I have forgotten about our first ROM anniversary! And hubby remembered it! I thought it supposed to be vice-versa? Ladies more detailed and men more ignorant? Haha....anyway, I'm glad he did remembered. And when I asked him how he did, he said thanks to FB! Gezzz....

Anyway, time flies. It has been a year since our ROM. We didn't get any gifts for each other and just planned for a nice dinner. But it turned out that hubby worked the whole Saturday afternoon till 8pm and we only had dinner then...nearby. It was not those romantic anniversary dinner come to think of it, when he was not with me the whole day and we both were practically hungry and sweating like nobody's business during the steamboat dinner. But, it was indeed a day to mark my remarkable journey with him so far. Something to cherish and be happy about. Being married to him is one of the wonderful journey I ever took. I'm happy, we have a lovely boy, we have a happy life and soon, we will have an addition to the family. What else can I still asked for? Happy Anniversary Darling and hope we will continue this journey that we have started together till our last breath. :)

The Boy
He's going to be 6 years old soon in just a few days! He talks back quite a lot now, repeating the speeches after you especially when you are scolding him. It left me speechless sometimes. He picked up a new habit lately, which is, he brushes his teeth before bedtime every night using proper kids toothpaste. I guess it's a big sign that he is growing up. On food, he is as picky as ever. Other than these, he is one happy boy. Nothing much to update about him. Will post his birthday photos by next week. His birthday is on this Friday and both daddy and I took leave to accompany him. We will go for one fun adventure day together. Nothing specific, maybe just bring him to the waterpark during the day and cake cutting with his cousins at night.

Mummy
Baby and I are both doing good. I'm 5 1/2 months now. Lately, daddy and I has been cracking our head to find a nice name for her. There are thousands of names out there and we have to decide on one. So far, I have sortlisted Isabel. Her Chinese name will have to sort out with daddy's grandma because they have the generations' name decided. We will decide again on this later. My next check-up is at end of this month. Until then, I'm just so excited and can't wait to see her again on the screen. :)

A Quick Update

I need to make a quick update because I've abandoned my blog for more than a month already. Blame my boss because she doesn't travel as frequent as the other managers, thus, leaving me no time at work to blog. :P

The Boy:
There's so much changes in him and I can't stop him from growing. I mean he used to be so little and now he has grown so much. Silly me. Of course, he grows but time is really fast. I'm enjoying my every moment with him before he has a life of his own (not sticking to the parents anymore). He is currently 33 kgs (a lil' overweight but thank God he is tall) and 127cm tall. He does pretty well in school and finishes his homework at his popo's house after school every weekday. I don't have to worry about coaching him on his homework whenever I come home from work because he finishes everything before I fetch him. But of course, I do check his homework and hardly, there will be a mistake. And when there is a spelling test at school the next day, I'll give him the exercise the night before and he always gets the words correct. Of course, he is still a lil' bit weak in Chinese and I need to show him some of the words for him to recall and write.

He catches up on things pretty fast, like when you teach him only once and he will remember it for life. Daddy taught him once on how to count using his toes if 10 fingers are not enough to make up the sum (which is a wrong way for numbers more than 20!), and he remembered it since! For his eating habit, he is still as picky. He doesn't like vege and when we ask him to eat at least a few bites of vege, he will negotiate with us on the number of bites. He still loves milk as much. He now knows how to build words and combine it into sentences all by himself. If he doesn't know how to spell a certain word, he will ask me or Daddy. And he likes to write on the whiteboard, expressing how he felt at that time. Like his popo and meimei supposed to visit but never turned up. The silly boy wrote on the whiteboard, asking why his friends (referring to popo and meimei and the rest) never turned up. And when I came back late from work one day, he wrote on the board that only daddy and Sebastian go to sleep, good night.

Oh yes! His favourite new passion now is the Solar System. He learnt it from YouTube. And he memorizes all the planets in the Solar System and the sequences. Honestly, I didn't pay much noticed earlier on which planet comes after next until he 'educated' me. Now I know. :P There were so much that he learnt from YouTube, like opposites, etc.

I bought him a Solar System paper models, downloaded solar system education games for him on Iphone and even brought him to the National Planetarium. If you asked me, our National Planetarium sucks! But for RM1 per adult entrance, I guess the quality was pretty much like that. I actually expected a built up model of the Solar System on displayed at the Planetarium but to my dissapointment, I can't find any. It was just a model and a basic teaching to the public no how our Solar System looks like and yet the National Planetarium does not have it! We spent like less an hour there and then we went back, nothing nice. Even Petrosains is much much better.

On another update, Lunz finally read by himself now with me correcting him on every word he pronounce incorrectly. He reads during bedtime and usually he will read one page and me the next. It's a very good initiative start from him! And also lately, we have introduced a new game to him. Treasure hunt! We gave him a clue, ask him to find the spot and search for the next clue until he finds the treasure, which is usually snacks! He couldn't get the concept earlier but once he did, he liked it! He bugged us for more. So, we played with him few more rounds. Will do a better one next month with a proper present. His birthday ma! And the fun thing is, once he picked up the concept, he will asked us to join in his 'game', this time with him mentoring and deciding on the clues and writing them down for our guesses. And his clue makes sense. Smart boy!

The Father:
Nothing much about the Father. He is still super caring about the boy. And I love it the way he plays with him. It's heart-warming to see the bonding between them. He is a very caring father to the boy and Lunz is really fortunate to have him in his life. :)

Other than that, my hubby now is the Mahjong King! He, mum and either me or bro will be
playing mahjong every weekend. An addiction since CNY. Ish ish.

The Mother:
Ok, it's my turn now. I'm a happy mother with a cheerful, bubbly 6 year old son and a 4 1/2 months old baby growing inside me. I haven't felt the baby kicking me yet and I'm wondering if girls are much well-behaved than boys. Yes!! I'm having a girl. According to the doctor, 70% confirmed it's a girl and to be more accurate, it will be confirmed again in my next checkup, which is in early June. With Lunz last time, in my early 4th month of pregnancy, I already felt him doing somersault in me. Haha....hope to feel my baby kicking me soon.

We went for a baby fair recently and I'm very focused on the items I wanted to buy. I knew it would be very crowded, so, I told daddy what were the items I wanted and the moment we are there, just grab and go! In the end, I managed to buy what's in my list: 2 things, bottles and diapers. We went for a nice lunch after that. My sis-in-law will be giving me most of the stuffs, like car seat, stroller, baby coat, bathtub, breast pump, sterilizer, clothes, etc. So, thanks to her! We are saving a fortune. :)

When the time comes, I will just need to stock up on the necessary items such as 'loo yee' oil, cottons, towels, hanky, bottle liquid washer, baby clothes detergent, buttock cream, etc. Yeah, will need to work out a list later. So far, I'm feeling all good. I try to have at least one fruit serving per day, which I managed to have so far. I just had coconut water last Sunday and it was good! I'm craving for ice lemon tea.....watermelon.....!!

All in all, we are doing good and we are all happy. That's the main point of life. :)
I still have an outdated post to update: Our Hard Rock Penang and Grandma (Ipoh) Birthday Dinner. Will try to update whenever I can.

Into the 9th Week of Pregnancy

I'm nine weeks now. Everything is progressing fine except for the frequent fatigue and nausea that I'm experiencing. Well, hubby claims that I'm moody all the time. How can I not be when I have to deal with tiredness and emotion swings everyday. This first trisemester is a lot more difficult to deal with than the time when I had Lunz. I practically felt nothing back then. And I dislike fish now. I just felt like throwing up at the sight and smell of fish. However, one similarity on both pregnancies is I didn't vomit at all, which I should be counting my blessing.

I made my second check-up last Saturday. Until now, I still haven't made up my mind on which gynae to stay with. The first one I went wasn't as good because he was not very attentive and into details. We decided to try out a doctor in the newly open Columbia Asia hospital near my house. According to hubby, it's more convenient as it's just 5 mins drive from home. But, we were kinda dissapointed with the doctor after the visit. Well, he was good, he was into details, he gave us discount and he gave me 1 month of free Obimin supplement supply, which cost about 70 bucks. But he lost in terms of a doctor's image. How on earth a doctor can have long fingernails? Which he has. Does he knows what is professionalism and cleanliness? His left last fingernail was about 2cm long. How on earth is he gonna wear gloves in operating theater, especially when he has to deal with childbirth, if you know what I mean? So then, we decided to seek another doctor for my third visit, which is in April. I have 2 doctors on my mind depending on which hospital we prefer. Either Pantai Cheras or UKM Specialist. Most probably will go for Pantai Cheras.

Anyway, when the doctor did the scan for me, I was very happy to see the little tiny heart flickering on the screen.

My baby is a size of a grape (1 inch) now.

Colleagues who knows about it commented I'm showing and it's pretty obvious. I told them, I'm bloated and seriously my tummy is really big now even when I'm just only 9 weeks. Well, to avoid being obvious, I wear loose clothing to work everyday. It's not the right time to spill the beans yet although I have been confirmed at work recently. I will wait until I'm over with my first trisemester.

We will be going back to Ipoh middle of April to celebrate grandma's birthday. Then we will head on to Penang Hard Rock Hotel for a 3 days 2 nights stay. A treat from hubby's bonus. Can't wait.

No. 2 On The Way

My bosses had gone to Jakarta and will not be back until tomorrow. Hence, with nothing much to do now, I've got my little own free time to do some blogging. Tomorrow, with their presence back at the company will be a busy day for me with loads of things to follow up.

Nothing pretty much to update except to break the good news. Yeah....I'm preggy. :) And I'm in my 6 weeks term now. Everybody was so happy when they knew about it. Especially daddy and my family members. Daddy helps with most of the housechores now. I had my first antenatal check-up recently and the next check-up will be due in March. The gynae that I saw was based in Pantai Cheras Hospital. But with the new opening of the Columbia Asia Hospital in Balakong, which is just 5 minutes drive from home, I'm thinking to switch doctors. Since, I guessed it's never too late as I'm still in my first trisemester. Yeah...I guess I'll give it a try on my next check-up and see how it goes. Daddy said he always prefers a nearer hospital, where else every specialist is more or less the same.

Most of my close friends are aware of the good news and I'm happy to share it with them. I mean I'm going through pregnancy again and it's amazing having this little life inside you. And the bond is so strong even before birth that you are doing everything for this little one. I'm so excited to go through this process again. It's truly an amazing and wonderful journey.

Lunz reacted very well on the idea of having another sibling. I have been telling him, there is a baby in mummy's tummy and he seems to understands. I told him, my tummy will grow bigger and bigger later. And the silly boy asked me, is it because I eat too much? Then I have to explained because there is a baby inside. Not because I eat too much. He is too cute.

The first time he patted my belly, he was a lil' bit rough. Then when I told him not to be so rough, since then, he pats my belly slowly and softly everytime. He was so cute that when sometimes he played with MeiMei and with me around nearby, he keeps saying 'ooppss...sorry baby' at my belly whenever I reminded him to be careful not to bump into me as I've got baby.. And the sweetest thing is, when he kisses my belly everytime. I'm so touched to see how much he loves the baby. He will make a perfect brother. With him around to wait for the baby, it's really different. There is so much love to share.

On morning sickness, I'm experiencing nausea everyday. I didn't actually vomit but the nausea alone is enough to kill you. I felt like throwing up most of the time and sometimes no appetite for food. But I still have to eat anyway. Sometimes, it's like forcing food down the throat. FATIGUE is the next word to describe me. I'm drop dead tired everyday I went to bed at 9pm except a lil' bit later during the weekend. Well, just have to listen to my body as I'm coping with pregnancy now. And most of the time, I have problems going back to sleep once I woke up in the middle of the night. It's pretty normal according to some articles that I read. The high level of progesterone hormone disrupt my sleep at night, leading to even more fatigue during the day. It's a bit different when I first had Lunz. All I felt was just tiredness and was easily hungry. No nausea feeling at all. Every pregnancy is really different as people claims.

Here is my baby's development at 6 weeks:
This week's major developments: The nose, mouth and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute - almost twice as fast as yours - and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.

Amazing huh? The baby is so small and yet there are so many things/developments happening to him/her.

CNY 2011

I had been very busy at work and I didn't have the time to blog at all. I'm practically locked down in front of my PC doing work from 8.30am to 5.30pm every working day. I'm blogging from home now because I know I wouldn't have the time to do so at work tomorrow. And mostly, because I have things to post. ;)

CNY is still hanging around until next Thursday. This year, we went back to Ipoh and later to Penang with mum and family members. The children had a great time though, playing non-stop. One disadvantage going to Penang on public holidays is you get caught in the traffic jam most of the time. There were so many cars! Gurney Drive was so packed! We stayed there for 2 nights, with visits to mostly temples during the day and gambling at night. And fortunately, we stayed in an apartment. Therefore, lots of space for the kids to run around.

I think I'll do the Ipoh CNY trip again next year. I mean on the eve and first day. Firstly, I'm already married to daddy (I should be going back to his side of family) and secondly, I see how important it is for daddy to be there with his family members especially grandma. I meant I saw how much this means to him and how happy he was during our stay there.

Here are some of the pictures taken during the festive trips:

Picture with grandma.

Time flies....he has grown up so much...

Family shot.

In front of Seng Heng candy wholesale shop.

It's OK. It's not that scary right?

Beloved parents.

With beloved mum. Geeezzz....I looked fat!

The whole family.

It was so hot.

Ferry ride.

Lunz's Updates @ 5 1/2 years old (January 2011)

The little one is getting so mischievious as he grows up. He knows how to pretend sick so that he doesn't have to go to school. He talks back with sense and all sorts. I can't remember every single detail but it's nice watching him grow because he is very communicative now. He knows how to express himself very well. Most of the time, he got both hubby and me laughing badly. He is really funny and naive too. Kids....

I can only remember some random scenarios:

Scene 1
Him: Popo, popo....I don't want fan. I want air-cond (probably too hot in the afternoon).
Popo (his grandma, my mum): You ask your daddy to give money la, I open for you.
Him: I give you 50 cents.

And he knows what 50 cents is because it has became an important element in his life for now. I'll tell you why later.

Scene 2
Popo: You want to go back eat or eat here (asking about dinner before I fetch him home)
Him: Eat here. Don't want eat at daddy's house. Mummy angry.

Yeah right! Very clever. Know how to make all sorts of excuses and reasons. Since when I have became an angry-tiger-mama who only knows how to shout at her cub?

Scene 3
Him: See! My car is broken (pointing to the broken toy car lying on the floor).
Me: Throw here, throw there. Step on the car, of course broken la. Never walk properly.
Him: See! It's Dave! It's Dave! Not me.
Me: What?! Dave step on your car?
Him: Yes!

Well....he even knows how to defend himself and 'hok si fei' to me on who broke his toy car. Hahaha....by the way, Dave is daddy. He has been calling me Toby, daddy = Dave and himself = Alvin. Thanks to daddy for introducing him to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks! There he goes, calling us by the character names in the movie. Well, he seldom calls me mummy now, always, Toby! Toby! Toooobbbbbyyyyyyyyy!!

Scene 4
Him: Where is my letter? Where is my 'C'?? (looking every where for his lost plastic letter toy)
Me: I don't know. Don't want find la. Later it will come out.
Him: Throw here, throw there. How to find? (looking lost and confused)

He knows how to imitate my speeches already because that's what I told him on and off everytime he lost his toy. I'll tell him the same phrase. So now, he is using it to describe about himself. And, it's really funny you know, the way he nags about himself. Haha....

There are a whole lot more about him but I can't remember the scenes. Well, so here goes some brief updates about him:

Height: 123 cm
Weight: 32 kg
Favourite noodle: Brown mee mee (yee mee)
Favourite food: Anything that tastes good!
Favourite cartoon: Mr. Bean Animation and Pink Panther
Favourite sports: The gumball machine. (Now the reason 50 cents is important to him because he can use it to withdraw gumball from the machine. Well, he calls it gumball. It's actually those machine found outside the bookstore or convenient shop where there are a lot of tiny toys in the machine. Once you slot in some coins, turn the handle and there goes some capsule that pop out from the machine. And his joy is the curiousity to find out what's in the capsule. And that's the reason why I'm accumulating 50 cents for him as well).
Favourite entertainment: The computer still! And iphone also. He can sit whole day and watch his daddy play computer games.

I guessed that's about it for the time being!

My Early Birthday Celebrations

Mum and hubby did the most for me this year's birthday. I'm reaching the big 30 in another year time. This is going to be my last year in the 20s. Thinking back, I did achieved alot. Especially grateful for the lovely boy I have. He is my achievement. He is my trophy. :)

Mum came over last Saturday and spent the whole day with me. We went to shop for cooking stuffs because we gonna have a big birthday dinner with the family. We bought crabs, prawns and etc. Hubby and mum cook the dishes while I was the cleaner for the day. My cooking skills are not as good as theirs. So, I can only handle the cleaning duty. It seems like I have been washing, scrubbing and mopping the whole day. Anyway, I'm touched everybody made the effort because it shows how much they love me and I'm grateful to GOD for that. Really...

Early Birthday Presents

Alright...I'm gonna be another year older. Birthday is coming soon. But before that, I've already gotten some early birthday pressies.

From mum - NICHII top

From long-timed buddy, Sharon who studied and works in London since 10 years ago - MICHAEL KORS wallet. I know she earns pound, but earning pound and being generous are two different case. Next time, I dare not 'tumpang' her to buy anything, because she just won't take money back from me! Like this wallet, she said to me, treat it as my birthday gift.

My 4 years loyal SWATCH that I've gotten from daddy since I worked in Astro was finally broken 2 days ago. It's really a waste as the watch is still functioning, just that the plastic frame can't be fixed. Anyway, I'm keeping it still and will be using it even though I can't wear it, so just maybe chuck it in my pocket, and take it out to check the time whenever needed.

Nevertheless, daddy got me another watch from FRENCH CONNECTION. I just love it so much that I can't bear to wear it for fear of scratching the surface or the leather strap. Thanks hubby!

Hope everybody will have a very good start for the New Year and hope I'll have a new addition to my family soon. :)